Curling instrument



April 10, 1928. I 1,665,327

T. T. RISSINGER -CURLING INSTRUMENT Filed July 31, 1926 1' 1NVENTOR 7 l? 55 036 r 0% 0 0 0 0 0 X4 A TTORNEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 v Patented Apr. 16, 19 28.

V UNITE sr THOMAS rgnrssmenn; or oorrr'ron, oanIFonnrA.

CU-RLING INST UMENT.

'Application filed Ju1'y"31',19 6 Serial No. izaasz.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for curling hair. r

The principal ob ect of my inventionis to provide simplified and improved apparatus Referring to the drawings in which the same numbers indicate like parts g V Fig. l is a side elevation, partly in section, of my apparatus.

l 2 is afront .F g. Fig. l.

v. Fig. 4 is a top view of a detail.

Fig. 5 is a side view of part of Fig. 3 in an 2 operative position.

Fi 6 is a view of part of the construction of Fig. 1. 4 p 7 f v inventionincludes generally an appa ratus resembling a pair of pliers comprising an upper arm 1 and a lower arm 2 suitably pivoted at 3, and such may be suitably held apart by a light spring 4.

view of, 1.

Said arms maybe of channelconstruction whereby wires 5 and 6 may pass through 2mm 1 to convey suitable current through a proper resistance 7 for a heating element, the current flowing upon closingswitch'8.

Arm 1' terminatesin an upper compression bar 9 adapted to fit in a lower compression socket 10 mounted on the end of an arm 2?,

pivoted to arm 2 at 11 and arm Q'isnOrmallyheld in a predetermined relation with arm 2 by a spring 12. Bar?) is made of solid metal of predetermined circular cross sectional area, the radius of which is slightly less than the radius of socket 10 which is of arcuate form. r

An abutment 13 is provided on arm 2 to receive an adjusting member 14 threaded for movement therein and being held in predetermined position thereto by a lock-nut 15.

i The extremity of arm 1, to which bar is attached, may be hollow to receive wires 5 and 6 which are suitably insulateduntil they pass through arm 1 and join the resistance 7,

resistance 7 being suitably insulated from arm 1 by an insulating pad 16, shownin' Fig. 6 is being composed of asbestos etc,

having a plurality of holes 17 punched therein The puter covering for resistance '7 in- 3 is a part view looking down on bar 9. Of course depending' on the insula g renheit for eludes suitablesolid heat and electrical in- I sulation 1 8.

In, the art of hair curling it is 'customary to apply heat in various forms to the hair whereby amore or less permanent deflection of the same is imparted. I Where thehair is short this is a vvery difficult operation to be done individuallyand in order to impart the proper. deflection I am now enabled-todo this expeditiously and at the properdegree of'heat through individual effort.

The operation is as follows Upon closing switch 8, wilt-cs5 and 6 be ing connected to a suitable source of current, the current flows through resistance '7 thereby heating the same and theheat is transmitted partly by radiation through holes 17 to arm 1 and thence by conduction'tothe' tion 16, part of theheatfrom resistance 7 is also transmltted by conduction through insulation 16 itself. i

After a predetermined application of currentto resistance 7 bar 9 reachesa certain temperature and this temperature I have found should notbe greater than 140 Fab-- my specificjjobj ect of curling eye lashes. 1 Y At the righttime after the prop'erheat has been transmitted to bar 9, the apparatus as a whole is placed against the cheek in proper ment 1st, whereby the upper eyelash 19 may determined, relation 7 depending onadjustrest on socket 10 substantially as shown in;

1. Arms 1 and 2 are then'compressed whereby bar is brought over eye lash'19j thereby forcing'eye lash 19into substantially parallel relation with's'ocket 10. However," i

in order to givetheproper upwardcu'rl to the upper eye lash 19 it is necessary to have the vertical axis of socket 10 substantiallyat r right anglesv to the juncture line of eyelids 20 when the same are close d.

In this manner bar 9 isarranged when closing to just miss'the upper edge 21 of socket 10 and to be restrained from further downward movement by the lower edge 22 of socket 10. As soon as bar 9 is restrained by lower edge 22; a further conipressiouof arms r 2 and 1 causes a forward longitudinalmove-- ment ofl socket 10- and arm 2? due to a" straightening eifect thereof permitted by the pivot 11- whereby the eye lash'19 is forced into complete. parallel contact: with socket 10 as shown in Fig. 5. This contact may be heat, only desired because-611 a eyelids are" very sensltive portions 01" the human body maintained for a predetermined period of time and'uponrelease of the compression exerted by arms 1 and 2, eye lash- 19Will be found to have assumed theproper upwardcurling deflection. i 1

It Will be seen therefore that normally, When arms land 2 are apart, the radial" distance from pivot 8 to bar 9 vvill'be slightly; greater than the radial'distance from pi'vo't" 3 to the upper edge Zlof socket 10. When bare? com j'ressed into socket 10 this radial distance Willdecreasedue to the straighteningfefi'ect of am 2 against the tension of spring 12.

already stated, maxilntun degree of and it'fis deslra hle that bar 9" should not Vtou'clij the same otherwise the operation may to curling, the eye lash T9n'1ay bemoistened .with Waterfprior to the application of heat, butwhi'le such is desirable it is by no means form longitudinally in order that they should fit the natural curve, of an eyelid thereby curling all oft-he eye lashes thereon in one application o'f'heat.

It understood of course", that many modifications canbemade, for1instance,it obvious that bar 9 maygbe saitably insulated froniyarnil 'anjd' itself comprise, or include -1 V- ,-.,v i a, a L a heated compression bar, and a compression tliei esi'stance 7 Also tl1e heat'ing ellects may be reversed by a piyia 'flie resistance rwimlings to, arm" thus heating socket r0: Iclaim:-' y a V, v r 1'. Apparat u's'for, curling! hair including a compression bar, and a compressionsocket,

pivoted together, the radial distance of each from the pivot point being different, and

"means to, cause said radial distances to 21p.-

proacli equality.

. QQ'ApparatusfOr curling hair including 1 socket, pivoted together, the radial distance of each ,from the pivot point being different,

and means to cause said radial distances to I approach equality.

he n'otedujat, asshown in Figs,

3. Apparatus for curling hair including a compression bar; and compression socket of arcuate form, pivotedtogether, the radialdistance of each from the pivot point being d'i'fierent, andmea-ns to cause said radial distances to approach equality.

" 42 Apparatus for curling hair comprising a so'cket'having longitudinal and vertical crossaseetionsoi arc'uate form and a co1npresslon bar adapted to ht 111 sald socket upon longitudinal movement or V the socket.

5. Apparatus for curling hair comprising a socket having lon'gltudil'aa'l and vertical cross-sectioned"arcuatei form, a compres-fl S1011 bar adapted to fit-"1nsaid soc ret upon longitudinal movement of the socket, and ine'ans to heat h an h'el-d net-Ween said bar and socket;

6: Afppa atasfor curlnighair' comprising a sockethaving longitudinal and Vertical eross-sectaensmr ar'c'uate form, a compres- S1011 liar adapted to fit 111' said socket/upon longitudinal movement of the socket, and Q means to heat by radiation hair held" between' said bar andsock'et r 7. Apparatus-for curhng hair comprising a. socket having longitudinal and. Verti-caF cross-sections of arcuate' form, 'a compression bar' adapted to fit insaid socket upon longitud nal movement of the socket, and

said bar andsocket.

r N 807 electrical means to heat han" held between N r 8;; apparatus f r cu -ling hair comprising I a socket having lengihicliim r and vertical cross-sections ofarcuate form, a coinpi'es slon' bar adapted to" fit 1n sald socket upon longitudinal movement Clf the" socket,' and means to heat said Bar jnotto exceed 140 degrees Fahrenheit, 1

.9: Apparatus m mung llaii" coll lpllsilig' a compresfslon" bar", a compressionsocket,

means to compress a'liair insubstantial? p rallel'is'm with thebar andtsock'e't' and means.

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